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Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 between Genders in a Malaysian Sample
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11628, p 11628 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2021.
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Abstract
- The 10-item Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a measurement for individuals to self-report the extent to which they accept and respect their bodies. Although the BAS-2 has been translated into the Malay language and found to have promising qualities, the psychometric characteristics of the English version of BAS-2 remain unknown in the Malaysian context. The present study thus administered the English version BAS-2 and selfie-editing frequency scale to 797 individuals aged 18 to 56 years old in Malaysia. The dataset that was randomly divided into two halves were submitted to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis respectively. Both of the factor analyses consistently support a one-factor model. The Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald omega coefficients were greater than 0.90, indicating that the BAS-2 has good internal consistency. The incremental validity is also evident. A hierarchical multiple regression showed that the BAS-2 score had a positive relationship with selfie-editing frequency after controlling for age and gender. Moreover, the measurement invariance test supported scalar invariance between genders, and an analysis of covariance did not find significant gender differences. Overall, the findings replicate past findings and regularly support the usability of the BAS-2 in the Malaysian context. The implications of the BAS-2 and future directions are also discussed.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
Psychometrics
body image
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
education
Context (language use)
Developmental psychology
Young Adult
Sex Factors
Cronbach's alpha
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Measurement invariance
selfie editing
BAS-2
Analysis of covariance
Brief Report
Multilevel model
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Malaysia
Reproducibility of Results
Middle Aged
Exploratory factor analysis
Confirmatory factor analysis
measurement invariance
Medicine
Female
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Psychology
Incremental validity
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16604601 and 16617827
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a66d83b736c91c9e8798f50dca638682